The emerging viruses of the 21st century
Agency :The recent explosion of monkeypox cases in countries where the infection had not previously spread, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, has underscored the rising...
International
Russia, China unveil first road bridge
BSS/AFP :Russia and China on Friday unveiled the first road bridge between the two countries as Moscow pivots to Asia amid its confrontation with the...
Rolex worn during WWII ‘Great Escape’ sells for $189,000 in New York
BSS/AFP :A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life “Great Escape” from the Nazi Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp sold for $189,000...
Blast kills 5 security personnel, 1 civilian in S. Afghanistan
BSS :Six people including five security personnel have been confirmed dead as a blast struck a vehicle in Spin Boldak area of the southern Kandahar...
South Africa: 15 dead, 37 injured in bus collision
BSS :Fifteen people were killed and 37 injured Friday when a bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria,...
Italy to kill 1,000 pigs in swine fever outbreak
BSS :A thousand pigs will be slaughtered after two cases of swine fever were detected on a farm in Rome’s Lazio region, officials said Friday,...
Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling clan quits
BSS :Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling family quit public office on Thursday, denying responsibility for an economic crisis that has caused severe hardship in...
Nearly five mn Ukrainians registered as refugees in Europe: UN
BSS/AFP :Nearly five million Ukrainians have been registered as refugees across Europe since Russia launched its invasion less than four months ago, the United Nations...
Iran disconnects nuclear site cameras as IAEA censure adopted
BSS :Iran said it had disconnected some International Atomic Energy Agency cameras monitoring its nuclear sites on Wednesday, hours before the UN nuclear watchdog adopted...
Trumps set to testify in July
BSS :Ex-president Donald Trump and his eldest children are scheduled to testify in New York’s civil probe into alleged fraud at their family business from...
Biden urges Americans to work for democracy
BSS :US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged leaders of the Americas to prove that democracy works as he laid out plans to boost economic...
Van crash kills 22 people in Pakistan: officials
BSS :At least 22 people were killed when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.The South Asian...